JAZZ™ Apple Cake

• Servings

  10-12

• Prepration Time

  10 mins

• Cook Time

  45-60 mins

INGREDIENTS

• 4-5 JAZZ™ apples, sliced
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup castor sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
• 115g butter, melted and cooled

METHOD

• Preheat oven to 180° C and lightly grease and line a 20cm springform cake tin with baking paper.
• Core and slice the JAZZ™ apples into fine slithers and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with a whisk until foamy.
• Add sugar and whisk to blend then add vanilla essence.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt and mix.
• Combine the flour and butter with the egg mixture stirring to create a smooth batter.
• Use a rubber spatula to fold ¾ of the apples into the batter (reserve the extra for the heart shaped topping).
• Pour the apple batter into the prepared cake tin and smooth the top.
• Arrange the remaining apple slices on the top of the cake batter to create a heart shape.
• Bake for 45-60 minutes, until the cake is golden brown and knife in centre comes out clean.
• Optional: Add a little sprinkle of cinnamon sugar over the apples before cooking or dust with icing sugar before serving.